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Illegal miner grabs manhood of Operation Vanguard member

The illegal Miner, who has been identified as Totimeh Sylvester, allegedly grabbed and pulled the balls of the security officer in order to escape.

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This was after he and his colleagues had given the taskforce a hot chase when they were found mining on the Nwin river on October 23, 2017.

The accused had escaped to a cocoa farm under the pretext that he was working on the farm.

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But the owner of the farm gave him out when the taskforce arrived and he was subsequently arrested.

Constable Kojo Dei told the Court that the accused was dragged to the scene where they were operating but he suddenly attempted to snatch a rifle from the police.

He then bit the thighs of the officer, grabbed his scrotum and began to pull to escape but he was overpowered and was sent to Nkawkaw Divisional CID for investigation.The accused was put before the Koforidua Circuit Court “B” on Thursday.

The Presiding Judge, Mercy Addei -Kotei granted bail of Ghc10, 000, with two sureties to reappear on November 14, 2017.

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